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Island

The man-made island at the centre of Britain’s chemical industry hosted the Stone Roses’ 1990 gig which ‘defined a generation’

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Spike Island is an artificial island and public park in Widnes, Halton, Cheshire, on the north bank of the River Mersey. Once the industrial heart of Britain’s chemical trade, it was created in the 19th century when canals, docks and railways converged there. Heavy...